Goblin companion

dusk

2011-08-27T07:24:00.000-07:00

dawn to dusk

2010-09-02T09:09:00.003-07:00

Fyrsta

2010-02-16T09:18:00.001-08:00

untitled

2010-02-15T15:38:00.000-08:00

The concept

2010-02-15T15:22:00.000-08:00

POST GOTHIC DREAMS

2009-03-01T06:40:00.000-08:00

at RA Fine Arts Gallery, Kuala Lumpur - 7-26 March 2009, 11am-6pm

You are invited to experience

POST GOTHIC DREAMS

by Meme.

7 March 2009, 3pm

Solo Exhibition at RA Fine Arts Gallery

6 Jalan Aman, off Jalan Tun Razak, 55000 Kuala Lumpur

Post-Gothic Dreams: The Art of Khairul Azmir Shoib (Meme) 2001 – 2009

Kuala Lumpur – R A Fine Arts - The Gallery announced that it would host a solo art exhibition entitled “Post – Gothic Dreams: The Art of Khairul Azmir Shoib (Meme) 2001 – 2009”. The exhibition will run from 7th to 26th March 2009 and is curated by Safrizal Shahir, a lecturer from the School of Art, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).

Post-Gothic Dreams feature contemporary artworks created by the versatile artist, Khairul Azmir Shoib, or as he is better known, Meme. In the context of Malaysian visual art, Meme is categorized as belonging to a new generation of artists who create artworks that are challenging and contemporary. The artworks featured in this exhibition cover a wide range of styles, including sketches, paintings, sculptures and installations. These art forms were influenced by post-Gothic elements, infusing fantasy, horror and mystery. Meme’s exploration of the dream-like post-Gothic world is unique and different. This uniqueness is manifest in the imagery and the subjects his art focuses on, mostly concerning the themes of isolation, mystery and suspicion. This is a result of an effort to react to the question of self, social spaces and memory. And because of this, Meme has carved a niche for himself, clearly establishing his works as something new in the context of modern and contemporary Malaysian art.

“Post – Gothic Dreams: The Art of Khairul Azmir Shoib (Meme) 2001 – 2009” will be launched on 7 March 2009 (Saturday) at 3.00pm by Prof. Madya Fauzan Omar, a lecturer from the School of Art, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).

Vera me

2008-12-12T19:55:00.000-08:00

VERA ME

mixed media on canvas

2008

Sonic Youth

2008-12-11T22:07:00.000-08:00

Music and lyrics from songs have been and will always be part of my inspiration.

LOOP CAT

mixed media on canvas

My HEARTWORK

2008-12-10T20:02:00.000-08:00

YOUR CODE NAME IS MILO

mixed media on canvas

Currently working towards my next solo exhibition in 2009 entitled MY HEARTWORK.

White Fairy & more

2008-12-10T20:00:00.000-08:00

WHITE FAIRY

mixed media on canvas

2008

CRYPTOZOOLOGY

mixed media on canvas

TREE'S SPRITE SANG KELEMBAI

DEEPWOOD TOAD SPRITE

mixed media on canvas

Story board for an animation

2008-12-10T19:53:00.000-08:00

"... I have a part in your animation? and there's a script for it too?"

title of the animation:

Bagaikan Pungguk Rindukan Bulan

This is a story about a dark queen (Malakut) who adores the "Magic flower of Arupa" from the Moon.

Location - Keris Village - Queen's castle.

There is no daylight in the World of Malakut. The environment is dark and cold.

Characters come to life!

2008-12-10T19:42:00.000-08:00

THE OUTSIDER

soft sculpture

from top left clockwise:

DESIRE HOLDS THE MOMENT STILL

soft sculpture

PET

soft sculpture

SANG KEMBALAI & JOGA THE DRUMMER

soft sculpture

THE PAINTER & THE RABBIT

soft sculpture

The Brighter Side

2008-12-10T19:28:00.000-08:00

SOLACE

mixed media on canvas

My recent works are looking a little brighter...

DOGS

mixed media on canvas

JANGAN TAKUT GELAP

(Don't be afraid of the dark)

mixed media on canvas

WEAK & POWERLESS

mixed media on canvas

installation

Dark Ages

2008-12-10T16:27:00.000-08:00

Some of my earlier works, dwelling more on the dark side of the unseen realm.

UNTITLED

charcoal on paper

59cm x 84cm

UNTITLED

mixed media on paper

59cm x 84cm

UNTITLED

steel

59cm x 84cm

UNTITLED

mixed media

59cm x 84cm

CABINET: Art Around 1K (USD)

2008-12-10T15:57:00.000-08:00

at Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur: 10 Dec – 23 Dec 2008

UNDERNEATH THE STARS

mixed media

38cm x 29cm x 4cm, 2008

More details of the exhibition at VWFA KL.

Fairies & creatures in the forest

2008-12-10T13:54:00.000-08:00

Characters created in the enchanted forest of fairyland.

Perfect Circle

2008-12-10T03:00:00.000-08:00

I have yet to collect this sculpture that I have left behind at exhibiton gallery in 2006. I wonder where it is now...

TUKAR GANTI : New Malaysian Paintings

2008-12-05T19:15:00.000-08:00

at Valentine Willie Fine Art, Singapore: 17 Sep – 07 Oct 2008

PRELUDE aka Alien King Kong

mixed media on canvas

204cm x 134cm, 2007

The Era Of Shadow Rising

2008-12-05T18:43:00.001-08:00

Group exhibition entitled ‘Filtered’ at Wei Ling Gallery, KL - May 2007

The statement:

Shadow puppet is one of our precious cultural heritage. In the era of globalization and cyber technology, this art form seems to disappear slowly but surely. The new generation starts to seek new things, new media to tell a story. The truth is, without any proper conservation and planning, we will loose this priceless piece of art form. My work represents the revival of the evolved shadow puppet (wayang kulit). This time, the story is about the consequences of pollution on nature and the dying of the traditional art form.

KALA WITH GUARD

mixed media on canvas

58cm x 48cm, 2007

WHO PAINTED THE MOON BLACK

mixed media on canvas

58cm x 48cm, 2007

HOME

mixed media on canvas

58cm x 48cm, 2007

NICE DREAM

mixed media on canvas

58cm x 48cm, 2007

HOLE IN THE EARTH

mixed media on canvas

58cm x 48cm, 2007

First Solo Exhibition 2006

2008-12-04T22:36:00.001-08:00

FAIRIEALITY at Galerie Seni Maya, Kuala Lumpur

Khairul Azmir Shoib aka Meme, creates his works based on his interest in children books and stories, especially fairy tales. He is always keen in creating his own creatures and letting his imagination run wild with their costumes and accessories.

His childhood was filled with memories of Star Wars movies, Hans Christian Anderson/The Brother Grimm fairy tales, magical events from the Quran and paranormal events that his family experienced. All this, together with his vivid imagination, became the source of his inspiration for his art when he grew up.

REENA

mixed media on canvas

2006

The story of human beings & Fairies

2008-12-04T18:47:00.000-08:00

Once upon a time, there was a place where human beings and Fairies lived together peacefully.

Roh Jasad

2008-12-04T17:39:00.000-08:00

Spirit Matter

A book on rumination of the Being, Spirit & Fairies.

Assemblage

2008-12-04T16:34:00.000-08:00

DESIRED CONSTELLATION

mixed media on wood

50cm x 85cm, 2005

Malaysia open show at National Art Gallery 2005

ROCKET SCIENTIST

mixed media on wood

50cm x 85cm, 2004

Young Contemporary at National Art Gallery 2004

Box with an insight

2008-12-04T15:39:00.000-08:00

'BODY AND SOUL'

mixed media on aluminium tin case

An installation piece - 1998

Open Show Shah Alam Gallery

... the voice says you are one of many more to come ...

In sadness and in love, in faith and movement alive ...